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Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Chapter 455

< > Effective - 28 Aug 2026, see footnote    bottom

  455.098.  Lifetime protection order, when — order entered in MULES. — 1.  Upon the request of the victim or the prosecuting or circuit attorney, a court shall have jurisdiction at the time of sentencing to enter a lifetime protection order restraining or enjoining the defendant from contacting the victim if the defendant has been found guilty of a dangerous felony, as defined in section 556.061.  The protection order shall be effective immediately and shall be served on the defendant at the time of sentencing.  An order issued pursuant to this section shall not expire and is valid for the defendant's lifetime unless:

  (1)  The defendant makes a showing to the court that the victim has died or the conviction has been dismissed, expunged, or overturned or the defendant has been pardoned; or

  (2)  The victim submits a written request to the court for an early expiration upon which the court may hold a hearing to terminate the order.

  2.  A copy of any order of protection granted pursuant to this section shall be issued to the victim and to the local law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction where the victim resides.  The court shall provide all necessary information, including the defendant's relationship to the victim, for entry of the order of protection into the Missouri Uniform Law Enforcement System (MULES) and the National Crime Information Center (NCIC).  Upon receiving the order under this subsection, the sheriff shall make the entry into MULES within twenty-four hours.  MULES shall forward the order information to NCIC, which will in turn make the order viewable within the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).  The sheriff shall enter information contained in the order, including, but not limited to, any orders regarding child custody or visitation and all specifics as to times and dates of custody or visitation that are provided in the order.  A notice of termination of any order of protection or any change in child custody or visitation within that order shall be issued to the local law enforcement agency for entry into MULES or any other comparable law enforcement system.  The information contained in an order of protection may be entered into MULES or any other comparable law enforcement system using a direct automated data transfer from the court automated system to the law enforcement system.

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(L. 2026 H.B. 2637 & 3155)

Severability clause, see § 1.1005


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